They changed Ji Firepaw :(

We all know about that one infamous line of his. "Wow you are some kind of gorgeous aren't you? I can tell we are going to be good friends!".

Well because a few people for some odd reason got offended at being flirted with by an NPC, Blizzard took that unique npc and nerfed him down to be just like the other stale NPC's. He now says "You seem poised and ready. I can tell we are going to be good friends."

Sorry but that just seems wrong to me. NPC's need to have more life to them. They need to stand out in the world. Ji no longer stands out. He is just another questgiver with almost no personality. It's shameful that they would listen to a few people who were offended over nothing to change him like that.

Shameful? I think that's laying it on a bit thick. Companies want to make their product appealing to as many people as possible. If some are offended, that hurts their business, so they change it. Whether you think the offensiveness is valid or not is irrelevant.

Reading his blurb that's floating around the interwebs, the original quote seems to fit with his personality, and I don't think anyone needed to freak out over it (especially if the freakout was "ew gay").

HOWEVER, I can understand it being out of place for someone who's essentially a faction leader. Imagine rolling into SW keep or Battle for the Undercity and Varian going "Hey baby, what's shakin', you're looking good", etc.

Also, the original line reads kind of awkwardly to me. Not the flirting, but the word choice and grammar.

Shameful? I think that's laying it on a bit thick. Companies want to make their product appealing to as many people as possible. If some are offended, that hurts their business, so they change it. Whether you think the offensiveness is valid or not is irrelevant.

Shameful? I think that's laying it on a bit thick. Companies want to make their product appealing to as many people as possible. If some are offended, that hurts their business, so they change it. Whether you think the offensiveness is valid or not is irrelevant.

We're talking about a single NPC here ........ SINGLE NPC!!!
2 lines of text from said NPC will NOT hurt any business whatsoever.

Shameful? I think that's laying it on a bit thick. Companies want to make their product appealing to as many people as possible. If some are offended, that hurts their business, so they change it. Whether you think the offensiveness is valid or not is irrelevant.

Shameful? I think that's laying it on a bit thick. Companies want to make their product appealing to as many people as possible. If some are offended, that hurts their business, so they change it. Whether you think the offensiveness is valid or not is irrelevant.

same goes to reason what other find offensive shouldnt be any of my concern. its their problem they need to get over it not force their ideals on me. unfortunately we are all about babying ppl and being PC these days instead of everyone minding their own business and dealing w/ their own problems.